Record number of applications for patent registration in 2022 in Greece
Small and medium-sized enterprises – the backbone of the Greek economy – are proving to be participating in the national goal set to promote innovation, as evidenced by the record number of applications submitted to the Industrial Economy Organization (OBI) for the granting of patents.
The Organization of the Industrial Center2 closes 202 with an important achievement for its history: the 1,000 achievements for the Patent Diploma in one year, double the number of 2019 and a record for Greece”, according to the announcement of the Organization.
For the first time in such a massive way, “ordinary citizens, scientists and companies transform their new ideas into patents and steadily lead them and Greece to progress and development”, OBI confirms in a related announcement.
What is interesting is that in the last year, in addition to large industries and crafts, there has been participation and attempts to secure patents by small businesses. The increased interest is also related to the simplification of the application process, which is now even more economical compared to other European countries. Hence the fact that OBI now accepts applications from abroad. Europe is also the range of technological fields with RES, medicine and agri-food standing out.
But the effort does not stop here, as OBI has set the goal of even greater explanation and information to the public about Intellectual Rights “Our effort is to facilitate the daily contact of citizens with the Organization.
With very high levels of expertise and personalized assistance, the now complete computerization of all processes as well as the observance of set response times, our goal is a friendly and efficient approach to the users of our services. But mainly, what we are trying to do with our continuous public and actions throughout Greece, is to inform the public about Intellectual Protection Rights in their presence and to cultivate their culture more and more”, he says in his announcement .
Both the semiotics of this effort and the numbers are of interest. On a symbolic level, it is clear that the patents are an indication that Greek companies are once again showing extroversion and wish to open up to international audiences. Regarding the numbers in 2022, the applications almost doubled compared to 2019 (596), exceeding 1000.